At-Risk Women Want Breast Cancer Gene Test--If 'Pros' Outweigh 'Cons'
...ful information and, as this study shows,a woman's desire to be tested hinges largely on her perception that there ismore to be gained than lost by having this knowledge," said Paul Jacobsen, PhD,lead author of the study. "These findings underscore the importance ofproviding counseling to women who plan to...UNESCO Director-General Reaffirms That Human Cloning Is Contrary To Human Dignity
...nterventions in the human genome. It expresses the desire of theinternational community to shoulder its responsibility with respect to one ofthe major challenges facing humanity at the close of the century. The ban onhuman cloning is therefore the fruit of universal consensus."...Pennsylvania's R&D Climate Improving
...etterin 1998 than in the preceding years, when the desire to reduce the federaldeficit caused congressional and White House policy-makers to call forreductions in civilian R&D spending of as much as 25 to 33 percent by the year2002. According to the report, there have been significant increases in 1998 forf......arried women--an additional 25 percent--indicate a desire to delay or avoid another pregnancy, but are not using contraception. This "unmet need" for family planning in Africa is higher than in any other region; of 12 countries where such need exceeds 30 percent of married women, 11 are in sub-Saharan Afric...Space Grown Insulin Crystals Provide New Data On Diabetes
...s do not grow aslarge or as ordered as researchers desire -- obscuring the blueprint of theinsulin molecules. The center in Birmingham is one of NASA's 10 Commercial Space Centersmanaged by the Space Product Development Office within the Microgravity ResearchProgram Office at NASA's Marshall Space F...Data Support Idea That Zinc Plays Key Role In Fight Against Anorexia
...me zinc may become seriously anorexic, with little desire and even a repulsion for eating. For many young, weight-conscious women, and often the elderly, not eating becomes a state of mind and is considered a serious psychiatric disorder. A series of projects involving food intake and zinc deficiency at t...Leptin Regulates Hunger During Energy Deficit In Women
...easured 4 times, and feelings of hunger, fullness, desire to eat, and prospective consumption were monitored.... Leptin was associated with self-reported hunger, desire to eat, and prospective consumption (range of r: -0.6 to -0.7, P < 0.01). The greatest hunger ...Researchers Find Genetic Connection To Cigarette Smoking
...because novelty seeking has been associated with a desire to smoke, saidDr. Hamer, "a low level of novelty seeking could be a predictor of smokingcessation. Indeed, average novelty seeking scores were found to besignificantly lower in former smokers than in current smokers. Those withlow levels of novelty ...Home owners may sleep better because student overcame her fear of insects
...ee research on the insects' foraging behavior. Her desire tomaintain a colony of carpenter ants in the lab has resulted in an effective baitfor control of carpenter ants. "To maintain colonies in the lab, we had to develop a diet we could feed them,"says Virginia Tech professor of entomology Rick Fell. "W...CWRU physicists invent "supershielding" for MRI devices
...er and more open systems has grown, along with the desire forhigher-quality shielding, the old methods of shielding have not kept pace. Two years ago, Picker posed a shielding question to Brown and his research group at CWRU. Morich and Petropoulosformulated the specific problem. In response, the CWRU resea...Fellowship application deadline for ALLP
...ts who are active in research and teaching, andwho desire to take a leadership role in communicating environmental science morebroadly. The training sessions will include five modules: "Providing Leadershipwithin the Scientific Community," "Providing Scientific Input to the PolicyProcess," "Communicating wi......terpreting these themes," said Lessl. "Theapparent desire to deride this audience seems to be just as import...ority ofscience and scientific knowledge; a simple desire to make a joke; and as asymbol of harmony between science and religion. The meanings, however, may b...Top scientist, regulator and European economist to address GMOs in IFT video conference
...rspectives on GMOs, explaining European consumers' desire forlabeling and education about rDNA technology. He also will explain differencesin U.S. and European food policy-making and scientific evaluation. The videoconference will conclude with an interactive question and answer session. Speaker...The future of planet earth: scientific challenges in the coming century
... habitat, recreational opportunities and a general desire for preservation of natural environments for future generations. These challenges will require that scientists work collaboratively with water managers to predict how changes in the management of our water infrastructure will affect its traditional ...NLM exhibit features Nobelist Joshua Lederberg
...ientist. At age seven he succinctly expressed this desire in a short essay in smudged blue ink on school-lin...mathematics, he never wavered in his commitment or desire to be a scientist. During World War II he wrote to a friend, "...the laboratory is more than just a ...Rice research another step forward for green revolution
...pt."Deep concerns over the problems with blast and desire for increased rice production in this province of China, Mundt said, caused growers to show an extraordinary level of voluntary cooperation with the experiments. The amount of land on which the approach was tested quadrupled from the first year to th...Brief exposure to nicotine makes lasting mark on the brain
...easing effects of the drug -- and boosts the desire to repeat the exposure. By uncovering the precise cellular mechanisms of nicotine's effect, this study suggests new and more precise targets for drugs designed to block this powerful craving. "This appears to be the cruc...USGS scientists warn: West Nile Virus is on the move
... questions, attendees will be able to signal their desire to ask a question in the internet chat room and then be recognized by the moderator. If you have problems, call 703-648-4460. Note: B-roll video of USGS West Nile Virus bird capture and testing in New York and New Jersey will be available through......s lead author. These medications may decrease the desire to eat by reducing hunger and cravings or by increasing feelings of fullness; they modify internal (physiological) factors that control eating, Wadden said. Lifestyle modification, by contrast, helps people control their external environment by teac......cal and related service companies have expressed a desire for technologies which can help reduce reagent volumes required while simultaneously accelerating and improving the analysis process. We have been very pleased with our progress to date and believe that the integration of electronics with the high-t...